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Wednesday, 4 November 2009
In India it is known as Maruti Suzuki A-Star, but outside India it is Suzuki Alto. The car now has a new mileage record to its credit. The car has completed a mileage marathon in Australia. And this time it was successful in achieving a mileage figure of 25km/l overall. And this is a record. The car had an amazing mileage of 50km/l in city. And these amazing numbers helped the car become the most fuel efficient car of all the vehicles that was a part of the marathon. The Suzuki Alto had completed a marathon run across New Zealand last month, averaging as much as 22.5km/l.
The marathon, Global Green Challenge, ran from Darwin to Adelaide in Australia. It placed conventional and alternative fuel cars against each other in a 3,040km real world test. The winner of the challenge was the vehicle judged to have recorded the biggest progress over its official fuel burning figure. The 'Light' and 'Small' car categories were won by the Suzuki Alto. It also topped the 'Best urban cycle' category and recorded overall CO2 emissions of 89.9g/km, using just 123 litres of fuel for the seven-day trip.
The Suzuki Alto or rather Maruti Suzuki A-Star uses a simple combination of lightweight design, aerodynamic efficiency and a small and efficient 1.0-litre petrol engine. The Alto was able to beat similar size diesel cars such as Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Turbo Diesel and MINI Cooper D, cars those are widely accepted as the most fuel efficient cars in the segment. Labels: Global-Green-Challenge, Maruti-Cars, Maruti-Suzuki-A-Star, Maruti-Suzuki-Cars
Monday, 25 May 2009
The competition amongst car manufacturers is really going tough. Every car manufacturer wants to achieve the top position in the market. With the launch of Tata Nano, car manufacturers have felt the need to bring out better car models to attract buyers and boost car sales. One of the leading car brand Maruti Suzuki is now thinking of revamping its entire range of car models. All the cars from Maruti’s stable will experience a subtle makeover in a span of two years. The sporty Swift will be seen with all new design and a new petrol variant as well. The most popular and the highest selling small car Alto will get two new variants equipped with the revolutionary KB series engines. The new Alto variants will be positioned against Hyundai Santro and Chevrolet Spark. There are speculations that the Alto will also come with a stripped down version to directly compete with the world’s cheapest car Nano. Maruti car models like popular WagonR and not so popular Versa will also undergo minor changes. Even the M800 and the Omni will be upgraded under the hood to meet the new Bharat-IV emission standards. Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara will also be available with a new engine. After a series of new launches from Maruti Suzuki, the company is now looking forward to improve and modify its existing models. With new variants in the new attires, Maruti Suzuki models will definitely spark a new excitement in the Indian car industry. Labels: M800, Maruti-Cars, Maruti-Suzuki, Maruti-Suzuki-Alto, Maruti-Suzuki-Swift, Maruti-Suzuki-WagonR, tata nano
Thursday, 2 April 2009
 Maruti Suzuki’s bread-and-butter car ‘Maruti 800’ will see back stage after running successfully for 25 years on India roads. Though sounds shocking yet it’s true that the car manufacturer has decided to bring the curtains down for India’s first people’s car. This decision by Maruti seems to be unrealistic especially at the time when the new century people’s car ‘Tata Nano’ has hit the showrooms. This is a time when Maruti would have competed with the Nano with an upgraded version of the Maruti 800. But the decision to phase out the Maruti 800 is viable because with new and tighter emission norms entering the Indian car market, it would be difficult for Maruti to keep the 800 stable on roads. Even the Omni may find obstacles to survive in the market after the BS IV emission norms get applicable. From next year BS IV emission norms will be applicable in almost 11 cities across the country. So the M800 and the Omni will be phased out in those cities. But in other cities people will still be able to drive the 800 as the new emission norms will take some to enter. Maybe by 2016 both the highest selling Maruti cars will be completely phased out from the Indian car market. And this will definitely change the faith of Indian car market. Labels: Indian-car-market, Maruti-800, Maruti-Cars
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
The J.D Power Asia conducts various surveys and researches to deliver customer's insight to car manufacturers. This insight plays a two way role by helping car manufacturers improve on their product quality and by aiding customers make a perfect car buying decision. With the advent of modern generation cars, there are many Indian cars that have lost their worth in the car market. But there are car brands that are still shining above all in terms of car design and performance. The recent India Automotive Performance Execution and Layout (APEAL) study revealed that Maruti, Honda, and Toyota rejoice winning presence of their new cars in the market. The study was based on 10 vehicle factors including vehicle exterior, interior, storage and space, audio/entertainment/navigation, seats, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), driving dynamics, engine/transmission, visibility and driving safety, and fuel economy. Excitingly, four of the Maruti car models topped their respective car segments. WagonR stood the first in compact car segment, Swift topped the premium compact car segment, Swift Dzire ranked first under entry mid-size car segment, and the Maruti Suzuki SX4 topped the mid-size car segment. Even Honda and Toyota rejoiced success with their winning car models. Honda Civic ranked highest in the premium mid-size car segment and the CR-V holds the highest position in the SUV segment. Toyota experienced the top position of its highly running Innova ranking first under the MUV segment. The ranking clearly reflects customer's delight with respect to design and performance of these cars. This delight further transforms to favourable word of mouth recommendations, which directly helps in brand promotion. Labels: Honda-Cars, Indian-cars, Maruti-Cars, New-Cars, Toyota-Cars
Monday, 8 December 2008
Maruti Suzuki celebrates 25 years of its success in the Indian car market. The company has witnessed a long, successful, and accelerated journey inspired by the dreams, desires, and aspirations of its valued customers. Today, when Maruti recalls its adventures and experiences in the past, the company desires to thank all its customers for their support and encouragement. As an integral part of the silver jubilee celebration, the company announces a special celebration price for all its car models. Special savings across the range of Maruti cars includes a discount of Rs 15,000 on Alto, Rs 35,000 on WagonR, Rs 12,500 on M800, Rs 12,000 on Omni, Rs 20,000 on Zen Estilo, and Rs 10,000 on Versa. These discounts are available only till 15th December. For Maruti, these discounts are a simple way to show gratitude to its customers with a promise of an exciting future. So, if you are a Maruti fan, then it’s the right time to participate in the celebrations and enjoy the benefits of special prices. Labels: Indian-car-market, Maruti-Cars
Friday, 28 November 2008
During this time of financial depression, Maruti Suzuki and Bank of Baroda (BoB) join hands with each other. The partnership is signed aimed at providing easy finance to Maruti cars buyers and simultaneously increasing the car loan portfolio of the bank. This joint venture is not just a significant move for the car manufacturer and the bank but also for car buyers. Whenever any buyer will approach a dealer of the company, the salesman will spell cost advantage of taking loans from BoB, which will also act as a brand promotion for the bank. Talking about the car buyers, the dealers will make them apply for a car loan in the nearest BoB branch, and the bank will approve the loan within 48 hours. So, this will benefit the customers as they’ll be able to manage finance easily during this time of credit crunch. The car loan facility will be available across 600 Maruti car dealers and about 2,800 BoB branches. At present, the bank gives car loan at an interest rate of 11.25% that is considered to be lower compared to what the other banks and finance companies offer. A supportive bank coupled with reliable and dependable Maruti Suzuki cars is worth giving a thought. Labels: Car-Dealers, Maruti-Cars, Maruti-Suzuki
Thursday, 20 November 2008
The new Swift TVC (TV commercial) has all that required in a complete promotion advertisement. The Swift’s unique features, cool attitude & class, excellent look, and feel makes it a good buy for money. It is a new revolution in the age of luxurious cars with a blend of class and style. Swift is very Swift in turning the market around with its unique and stylish look and its TVC is mind blowing to watch. Both the actors look hot and the chemistry between them is very good. Submitted By: Ashwini Singh Labels: Maruti-Cars, Maruti-Suzuki-Swift
Friday, 24 October 2008
Most of the car enthusiasts love and prefer buying Maruti cars. This is mainly because of the low maintenance cost and high durability of the cars.  Driven by the increasing demand for Maruti cars by car consumers, the company has introduced a new engine plant in India. Excitingly, this new car plant has a production capacity of 240,000 fuel-efficient petrol engines. More number of engines definitely means increasing number of cars. Speculations reveal that the company is expecting to design a new KB series of engine that will probably power the upcoming car Maruti Suzuki A-Star. This proposed car is likely to roll out somewhere between December 2008 and January 2009. Many of you must be waiting for the car. Longer the wait better is the fruit! With this the company also plans to push up car sales and attain desired sales in the domestic car market. Labels: Car-Market, Maruti-Cars, New-Car-Plant
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Great news for car owners! Jagdish Khattar, a former Managing Director of Maruti, has come up with his own entrepreneurial venture, known as Carnation Auto. Yes, this great director is back on wheels. You would be glad to know that his new venture is supported by the chairman of Wipro by committing an investment of Rs 80 crore. The best part of the venture is that it is not restricted to any particular needs or car models. It gives a golden opportunity to all car owners to have one stop solution for all vehicular needs. It will give servicing, mechanical repair and all sort of body shop needs to all consumers across all brands. Though, this new venture will be proficient for Jagdish, car owners will also have a good advantage to ease their car needs. Just knock one door – Your car will be perfect! Labels: Car-Safety, Indian-cars, Maruti-Cars
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
It’s high time that Maruti should shift its small car portfolio to high performance sedans and retain its supremacy in the country. Maruti started the production of its small and beautiful Maruti 800 past 25 years. It was one of the earliest cars in India after the Fiat Padmini and Ambassador. The car was the best during that period and was highly competitive in terms of performance, comfort and drivability. But now, the time has changed. Today, Indian car market is predominated with a vast number of hatchbacks, sedans, SUVs and MUVs. With so many new cars coming in, the old cars are gradually moving out of the industry. Fiat Padmini is already overpowered by various other Fiat models and the old Ambassador has been replaced by new features including the new engine technology. Now, it’s the turn for Maruti 800. The Maruti 800 is still running successfully on Indian roads but how long will this small car run? Today Maruti Motors is associated with a sturdy, stylish and elegant car like Maruti SX4, the sizzling compacts Maruti Swift and Maruti Alto. Maruti cars are having a tough competition within themselves. Alto is competing with 800, eventually slowing down the sale of 800. However, Maruti has the best-in-class technology in all its car models that make Maruti cars a better option. But then, 800 has to drive out to give way to next generation cars. Labels: Maruti-Cars, New-Cars, Small-Cars
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Wow! A car with the title ‘A-star’ is ready for immediate launch in the Indian car market and will definitely hold the best ratings. Because ‘A-star means A-rating’! Maruti Suzuki has put across an innovative concept to manufacture its new car, ‘A-Star’. The company has great expectations from the car and has a strong belief that A-Star will establish a strapping and successful platform for Suzuki. A-Star is a replacement for Alto and will hold attractive features that made Maruti Swift a big success in both domestic and international market. It’s Maruti, so the price will also be competitive. Falling somewhere between Alto and Swift, this car will have a tough competition with Nano and other small cars expected to launch in India. Which one will you buy? Nano, i20 or A-Star? Labels: Maruti-Cars, New-Car
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Cheers Maruti Lovers! Good news for all those who have been loyal to Maruti cars. With major car companies heading ahead to manufacture small cars, Maruti also plans to foray into the small car segment. 
After the announcement of the Nano, Rs 1 lakh car, it was speculated that Maruti is secretly planning a car to compete with the Nano. Though the report was denied earlier by Maruti Suzuki officials but now the same rumors are in everyone’s ear. The company is planning to strip down the standard Maruti 800 and produce a small car with an estimated ex-showroom price of Rs 1.2 lakh, about Rs 75,000 cheaper than the current version of Maruti 800. Are all companies willing to compete with the Nano? Or willing to foray into small car segments? Guess…… Labels: Maruti-Cars, Small-Car
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